COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONOur exploration into the flavors of mole, the legendary sauce of central Mexico. Malty aroma and rich, cocoa-laden body laced with an invigorating tinge of dried chilies and coffee.

Tap at Butcher and the Boar. Aroma leans heavily on sugar and dark fruit with a dark chocolate note. Little bit of peat too. Deep plum in color too. Minimal head. Taste feels like a combination of a Belgian quad and a chocolate ale. Clean finish pulling sugar and maybe even toffee through at the end. A pleasant spicy characteristic keeps you in your toes. Feels like the type of beer that would come back to haunt you. Very good.

Bottle to glass. Busted in the freezer, may not have been the most ideal tasting. Pours a mostly clear, light brownish reddish color with a thin light tan head. Slight toasted malts, chili, light chocolate in the aroma. Sweet, mildly spicy, but not overwhelming like some chili beers. A bit thin, but may have lost a little carbonation in the freezer disaster. Lingering chili and chocolate.

22 oz 2013 bottle of this "Mexican Spiced Ale" (New Holland) served in a Belgian snifter.
Pours clear dark ruby-brown with a bubbly weak head. Minimal lacing.
Aroma: wow, very peppery! Also a bit vegetal with hints of cocoa and brown bread. Alcohol i less obvious than expected for 10% ABV. Smells spicy and hot but ...
Flavor: the flavor is peppery but only mildly hot and moderately spicy. It tastes like a mix of dried and roasted peppers. A bit more sweet than bitter.
Feel: some heat and prickliness: hard to say how much is from the peppers and spices and what’s from the high ABV.
O: a distinct beer that is worth trying as long as you don’t completely object to chilies in your ale. Allowed to warm for about 15 minutes out of the refridgerator, it still improved with further warming.

2013 vintage. Pours a slightly hazy brown from the bomber with thin ring of tan brown head that leaves moderate lace. Aroma is chili pepper heavy with a nice cocoa back end. Taste is slightly more balanced worth cocoa and caramel coming out more, but big on the chili pepper still. Interesting, nice pepper that’s not overwhelming, no idea what type of style this supposed to be.

22oz bottle poured into pint glass
El Mole Ocho pours a very dark ruby red with a thick light tan head that lasts a good while. The aroma is molasses, chocolate and hot sauce. The flavor is chocolate and molasses. Overall this is a very intesting and pretty nice brew.

Bottle - Chocolate and some big spice notes. Deep brown with a thin brown head. Spices, cocoa and a tinge of heat. Not the best in this style, a bit disjointed and the body or richness to carry it off.

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